Peter West

British theoretical physicist
Person human Q21165121
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

Peter West

Summary

Peter West is a human[1]. He was born in Bromley[2]. He was born on +1951-01-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a theoretical physicist[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Peter West's place of birth was Bromley[2].
  • Peter West was born on +1951-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Peter West held citizenship in United Kingdom[6].
  • Peter West's professions included theoretical physicist[4].
  • Among Peter West's employers was King's College London[7].
  • Peter West was educated at Liverpool College[8].
  • Peter West's education included a stint at Imperial College London[9].
  • Peter West's doctoral advisor was Abdus Salam[10].
  • Peter West received the Fellow of the Royal Society[11].
  • Peter West was a member of Royal Society[12].
  • Peter West is recorded as male[13].
  • Peter West's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Peter West supervised Andrew Parkes as a doctoral student[15].
  • Peter West supervised Paul Peter Cook as a doctoral student[16].
  • Peter West supervised Bill Spence as a doctoral student[17].
  • Peter West supervised Brian P. Conlong as a doctoral student[18].
  • Peter West supervised Igor Schnakenburg as a doctoral student[19].
  • Peter West supervised Colin Campbell as a doctoral student[20].
  • Peter West supervised Austin Pickering as a doctoral student[21].
  • Peter West supervised Aleksandr Tumanov as a doctoral student[22].
  • Peter West's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 8671149198274574940007[23].
  • Peter West's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n83122039[24].
  • Peter West's IdRef ID is recorded as 163816433[25].
  • Peter West's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA00290192[26].
  • Peter West's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 92008[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Peter West was born in Bromley[2]. He was born on +1951-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Liverpool College[8], a boarding school[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1840[30] and Imperial College London[9], a public research university[31], in United Kingdom[32], founded in 1907[33], headquartered in South Kensington Campus, Imperial College London[34]. Peter West's doctoral advisor was Abdus Salam[10].

Career and Affiliations

Peter West worked as a theoretical physicist[4]. He was employed by King's College London[7]. Doctoral students include Andrew Parkes[15], a researcher[35]; Paul Peter Cook[16]; Bill Spence[17]; Brian P. Conlong[18]; Igor Schnakenburg[19]; and Colin Campbell[20].

Recognition

Peter West received the Fellow of the Royal Society[11].

Why It Matters

Peter West ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[5]

FAQs

Where was Peter West born?

Peter West was born in Bromley[2].

What did Peter West do for work?

Peter West worked as theoretical physicist[4].

Where did Peter West go to school?

Peter West was educated at Liverpool College[8] and Imperial College London[9].

What awards did Peter West receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society[11].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [13] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . web.archive.org. Retrieved . web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [10] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . CiNii Research. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [12] . wikidata.org.
  24. [27] . wikidata.org.
  25. [3] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Peter West. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/peter-west
MLA “Peter West.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/peter-west.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_peter-west_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Peter West}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/peter-west}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): Peter West — https://4ort.xyz/entity/peter-west (retrieved 2026-05-03)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/peter-west · Last refreshed: